The A-List Workout

Want a Hollywood body like Angelina, J. Lo, Jessica, or Uma? Here's the inside scoop! How do Uma Thurman, Penelope Cruz, and Jennifer Garner manage to look so sleek and sculpted on and off the red carpet? They do it with help from today's top fitness coaches. Now, inThe A-List Workout, you can get your own bodacious bod with help from the same trainers behind Hollywood 's A-List physiques. Fitnessmagazine's Alyssa Shaffer takes you inside Hollywood's top gyms and fitness spas to get the inside scoop. Each chapter ofThe A-List Workoutfocuses on a different goal, whether you want flat abs, toned arms, or a buff butt. You get the actual exercise regimens prescribed to the stars--explained step by step--along with their diet and motivation tips. And you get an exclusive 12-week workout plan designed by Shaffer--herself a certified trainer--that combines all the best techniques described in the book.

Alyssa Shaffer is the fitness director for Fitness magazine and an award-winning writer whose articles have appeared in Family Circle, Ladies’ Home Journal, Health, Redbook, Tennis, Men’s Health, Biography, and other major magazines. She has been a senior health and fitness editor with Sports Illustrated for Women and Healthy Living magazines, and she has appeared on "CNN Headline News," "Fox and Friends," "Good Day NY," NBC’s "Weekend Today," and other local and national media venues.

Acknowledgments

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PART 1 GETTING STARTED

The Success Behind Hollywood's Hottest Bodies

3

(6)

Every Body Starts Somewhere

9

(14)

Setting a Goal

9

(3)

Fitting It In

12

(2)

Essentials of a Fit Body

14

(1)

Three Pillars of Fitness

15

(2)

A Healthy Heart and More: Benefits of Cardiovascular Fitness

17

(2)

Mind Your Muscles: Why Everyone Needs Strength Training

19

(1)

Staying Flexible: Why Stretch?

20

(1)

Balancing Act

21

(2)

Your Body of Work

23

(12)

A Clean Bill of Health

23

(1)

Taking Measurement

24

(2)

Body Measurements

26

(1)

Waist-to-Hip Ratio

26

(2)

Finding Your Fitness Baseline

28

(6)

What It All Means

34

(1)

The Tricks of the Trade

35

(8)

What You'll Need

35

(5)

Beefing Up Your Fitness Vocabulary

40

(3)

The A-List Workout Plans

43

(34)

How to Put These Plans into Action

44

(1)

A-List Beginner's Workout

45

(1)

Beginner's Workout Plan

46

(3)

Total Body Tone-Up

49

(1)

Total Body Tone-Up Routine

50

(3)

Target Your Trouble Zones

53

(1)

Target: Sculpted Arms and Shoulders

54

(3)

Target: Sleek Thighs, Firm Butt

57

(3)

Target: Flat, Sexy Abs

60

(3)

Weight Loss Workout

63

(1)

Weight Loss Workout Plan

64

(3)

Your Workout Questions Answered

67

(10)

PART 2 THE WORKOUTS

Alluring Arms and Chest

77

(16)

Rich

Helene Guzman

Anatomy of the Arms and Chest

79

(2)

The Alluring Arms Workout

81

(12)

Sensuous Shoulders

93

(16)

Christel Smith

Anatomy of the Shoulders

95

(1)

The Sensuous Shoulders Workout

96

(13)

A Strong, Sexy Back

109

(12)

Mike Alexander

Anatomy of the Back

110

(2)

The Strong, Sexy Back Workout

112

(9)

Flat Abs, Firm Core

121

(14)

Teddy Bass

Anatomy of the Abdominals

123

(1)

The Flat Abs Workout

124

(11)

Head-Turning Legs

135

(14)

Joe Dowdell

Anatomy of the Legs

137

(2)

The Head-Turning Legs Workout

139

(10)

Secrets of a Great Butt

149

(14)

Gunnar Peterson

Anatomy of the Butt

151

(2)

The Great Butt Workout

153

(10)

The Cardio Connection

163

(20)

Jeanette Jenkins

Monitoring Your Workout

164

(2)

Where Do I Fit In?

166

(1)

More Ways to Monitor

166

(1)

Establishing Your Cardio Plan

167

(1)

Plan Details

168

(4)

The Cardio Workout

172

(11)

Getting Flexible

183

(12)

Ashley Borden

The Getting Flexible Workout

186

(9)

The A-List Diet

195

(22)

Larry Krug

What to Eat?

196

(1)

The Gist of the Glycemic Index

197

(1)

Insulin's Role in Curbing Cravings

197

(1)

Your A-List Workout Foods

198

(4)

The A-List Weight Loss Meal Plan

202

(1)

Seven-Day Meal Plan

203

(3)

Recipes for the Seven-Day Meal Plan

206

(11)

Resources

217

(2)

Index

219

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